1. Head, Goods Transport and Facilitation
Demand for e-Tools in Transport and Trade – Government and Industry perspectives
Recent Contributions of the IRU to e-Tools Facilitating International Road Transport
Demand for e-Tools in Transport and Trade – Government and Industry perspectives
Recent Contributions of the IRU to e-Tools Facilitating International Road Transport
Peter Krausz
Head, Goods Transport and Facilitation
Geneva, 24 February 2009

2. The IRU is equal to its Associations network …

3. Evolution of IRU Membership
Members 74 Countries
Created 1948
8 Founder States:
Belgium
Denmark
France
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden UK
Switzerland
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4. Border Waiting Times Observatory (BWTO)
Friendly application for Data Providers and Users
According to research, barriers to road transport cost billions each year to national economies.
One of the most spectacular and most harmful barriers is waiting times at borders. The economic and operational efficiency of border crossings, if borders are there, reflects the general efficiency of a country.
To fight inefficiencies at borders, the IRU has operated a web based e-Border Waiting Times Observatory over the last decade. This system is user and data supplier friendly, easily extendable to new regions and borders and provides basic statistical and graphical tools for analytical purposes.
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5. Border Waiting Times Observatory (BWTO)
Regular Data Supply!
It calculates waiting times in hours at both sides of the border and provides reports for any period of observation.
BWTO, as with any other information system, works only if regular data are fed into the system. This can be achieved in an improved public-private partnership and specific working arrangements between authorities and the IRU and its associations.
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6. Advance Cargo Information – IRU EPD
New EU regulation : TIR Electronic Pre-Declaration
Security: Advance Cargo Information
IRU TIR EPD
- TIR Single Window Concept
- 6 Countries: Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
- Under preparation for Bulgaria, France, Latvia…
- Next: Belarus, Turkey, Ukraine …
Allows:
- Risk Assessment by Customs Authority
- Speed up border crossing procedures
- Security
Holder
IE15 Data
File
EU Customs
Advance Cargo Information – IRU EPD
As another concrete contribution to facilitation and security, the IRU, taking into account the EU regulation in force since and the need for advance cargo information, has developed an IT application based on the TIR Single Window Concept to allow operators to launch their TIR electronic pre-declaration and advance cargo information directly and without the intervention of third parties.
Currently, the application works in 6 countries and its geographical scope will be extended further in and outside the EU.
This contribution facilitates the handling of transports by operators, allows customs risk assessment, reduces the waiting times at borders and therefore contributes to security.
Validation OK
TIR Customs Declaration
Goods Released for Transit
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7. SafeTIR – Security and Facilitation of Customs Transit Processes
Online Monitoring of TIR Transports
All steps are computerised
SafeTIR: International Network of IT Communication connecting 56 countries (Customs and National Associations)
Last enhancement:
SafeTIR Real Time: Public-Private Partnership for security
Online verifications by Customs Authorities of status of TIR Carnets
- Prevent fraud
- Ensure security
In operation: Russian Federation
Next: Belarus, Turkey and Ukraine
IRU Archive
IRU Control
Issuing Association
Issuing Association
IRU
Holder
SafeTIR – Security and Facilitation of Customs Transit Processes – is another of the latest IRU e-applications.
As part of managing the TIR System, each individual TIR transport is monitored online thanks to this international IT communication network connecting 56 countries.
Based on a partnership with authorities in the Russian Federation, for each TIR truck entering Russian territory, the Customs IT system checks, through the IRU database, the status of the related TIR Carnet from computer to computer.
This system, called SafeTIR, functioning since 2006, has reduced to almost zero the number of irregularities in Russia under the TIR procedure.
Holder
SafeTIR
Cute Wise
Driver
Driver
Customs

8. Coming Soon: Inter-active Parking Areas Web Application
Lack of parking areas – Governments to act
Joint ITF-IRU IT development initiative – objective: Security, Security, Security, Safety, Social rules, Business, Comfort
Truck and bus & coach modules
Searchable by all criteria; information on-screen, user-friendly print function, maps, also for mobile devices
Easy to update with interface for external data submitters
Coming Soon: an Inter-active Parking Areas Web Application
Lack of parking areas – Governments to act, if need be in BOT schemes
Joint ITF-IRU initiative: association and government verified sites (PPP): Security, Security, Security, Safety, Social rules, Business, Comfort
Truck and bus & coach modules
Searchable by all criteria (e.g. country, route, guarded, fenced-off, CCTV, dangerous goods allowed, hotel-hygienic-recreation-shopping-communication-other comfort facilities etc.)
Information on-screen, user-friendly print function, map application, adaptable for mobile devices (for drivers / operators / tour guides at work)
Easy to update with interface for external data submitters
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9. Facilitation & Security Partnerships
Public-Private Partnership
Ensure smooth and secure border crossing procedures by e-
tools:
TIR Convention and related IT applications
IRU BWTO
Commercial Partnership
e-CMR:
Facilitation of commercial transactions
Security and confidentiality of data amongst commercial partners
Harmonisation of data exchange
To conclude: a comment on the Facilitation & Security Partnerships which are needed for e-applications to facilitate international road transport
Under PPP:
The IRU and its Member associations, in partnership with Customs and other authorities, have put in place IT mecanisms which are already in operation and proven to be successful with the objective to facilitate border crossings and reinforce road transport security. A few of these have been mentioned in this presentation. Another PPP application is the IRU BWTO.
Under CP:
We can mention, for example, the last protocol to the CMR Convention, initiated by the IRU, which will contribute to security by facilitating the exchange of contractual data amongst all commercial partners.

10. Thank you. www.iru.org Thank you.
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